Powder-puff.



P. E. PAGE.

POWDER PUPF.

APPLIOATION FILED sEPT.19,1907.

91 9,065. Patented Apr. v20, 1909 N VE N T0 f? Percy Z' Paye A TTOHNE YS UNITED STATEb- PATENT OFFICE.

PERCY EPHRAIM PAGE, OF ASHEVILLE,

NORTH CAROLINA, AssieNoR To 'rALoUMrUFr COMPANY, OF ASHEVILLE, 'NORTH CAROLINA, A CORPORATION OF NORTH CAROLINA.

PowDEmPUFr.

' Specication of Letters' IPatent.

Applieationvled September 19, 1907. Serial No. 393,694.

T o all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, PERGY EPHRAIM PAGE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Asheville, in the county of Bunconibe and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and Improved Powder-Puff, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to toilet, and its object is to providea new andimproved powder pu which is simple and durable, very compact in construction and arranged to permit of convenient application or storing in a small receptacle to retain the puff and thepowder therein in good condition for a long time, and to allow of conveniently carrying the rece tacle and puff therein around in a pocket, and bag or other carrier.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe saine as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claim.

A practical embodiment of the invention is found in the accompanying drawings in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of t-lie improvement and showing the puff, contained in the box; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the box with the cover removed and the puff in position for removal from the box; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the improvement with the empty pufi" bag open for the reception of the powder.

T e powder puff is in the form of a bag A containin the owder B and the said bag A has its tu ular ody A formed of silk, satin or like close mesh fabric material to prevent the powder from passing throughv the material. The bottom A2 of the Abag is formed of a more open mesh fabric material, having its outer vpufl" face fluffy or iieeced so that the powder can seep through the said bottom to the puff face to be then carried to the face, neck, shoulder or other part of the user,

The body A is provided with a draw string C a distance from the outer end or mouth of the bag so that after the bag is filled with the powder B and the draw string C is drawn the ag A is closed, and by winding the outer end taining powder, said close mesh fabric and a of the draw string C around the outside of the bag bod-y at t e closed portion aliirm neck Aa is formed, nd the portion of the bag extending from the neck to the outer end thereof is formed into a flat handle A4 capable of being folded upon the top of the closed bag (see Fig. 1) or extended in an upward direction to allow the user to conveniently take hold of the flat handle between two fingers to readily manipulate the powder puff; that is, to bring the puff face A2 into contact with the part to be powdered.V

The powder puH described fits into a box D of metal or other material and having a removable cover D which, when the powder puff is in position in the box, holds the liandle A4 flat down on the top ofthe bag A (see Fig. 1) and hence the box D need not be larger than the bag A that is, the bag is held very compactly in the small box, and the box D and puff therein take up very little room. By storing the powder puff (when not in actual use) within the box, the powder is not liable to gradually deteriorate by evaporation and other influences, and the powder puff can be held in a clean condition for a ong time.

Having thus described claim as new and desire to Patient: l E b f l ow( er u coni rising a ag or con- P p gag having a body of bottoni of open mesh fabric, the outer face of the bottom being fluffy or fleeced to permit the passage of the powder contained in the bag, and a drawstring for the bag arranged intermediate the ends thereof and wra pecl around the body of the material whereby to forni a compartment for the powder and ahandle formani u my invention, l secure by Letters lating the bag, the upper end of the bag eing'flattened whereby to lie upon the bag when the bag is not in use.

In testimony whereof I have "signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PERCY EPHRAIM PAGE. Witnesses:

EDWIN MCKAY, H. H. TATE.

Patented April 2o, 190s. 

